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Prince George's Plaza (Washington Metro)
Encyclopedia
Prince George's Plaza is a Washington Metro
station in Prince George's County
, Maryland
on the Green Line
.
The station is located in a commercial area of Hyattsville
near The Mall at Prince Georges, which, prior to receiving its current name in November 2004, was called Prince George's Plaza, at East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410
) and Belcrest Road. Service began on December 11, 1993.
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...
station in Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
on the Green Line
Green Line (Washington Metro)
The Green Line is one of five heavy rail subway lines that constitute the Washington Metro rapid transit system in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Green Line consists of 21 stations, with termini at Branch Avenue and at Greenbelt. The Green Line runs through Prince George's County,...
.
The station is located in a commercial area of Hyattsville
Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 17,557 at the 2000 census.- History :The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. He purchased his first parcel of land in the area in March 1845...
near The Mall at Prince Georges, which, prior to receiving its current name in November 2004, was called Prince George's Plaza, at East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410
Maryland Route 410
Maryland Route 410 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as East–West Highway, the highway runs from MD 355 in Bethesda east to Pennsy Drive in Landover Hills...
) and Belcrest Road. Service began on December 11, 1993.
Notable places nearby
- The Mall at Prince Georges
- University Town CenterNew Town Center (Maryland)The New Town Center, now known as University Town Center, is located in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It was a planned urban center designed by Edward Durell Stone and located on a parcel at the intersection of Belcrest Road and East-West Highway in Hyattsville,...
, which includes the National Center for Health StatisticsNational Center for Health StatisticsNational Center for Health Statistics is a division of the United States federal agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . As such, NCHS is under the United States Department of Health and Human Services...
headquarters
External links
- WMATA: Prince George's Plaza Station
- StationMasters Online: Prince George's Plaza Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Prince George's Plaza Station